The risk has a cost, yes, but it's far from clear that tenants will be the ones who end up paying it. Not all businesses get to pass all costs to the customer.

The risk has a cost, yes, but it's far from clear that tenants will be the ones who end up paying it. Not all businesses get to pass all costs to the customer. Sometimes customers win and the business has to live with reduced profitability. I'm sure that landlords will play the "tenants pay" angle in the media, but the more vigorously they play it the more I will suspect it isn't true.